Olivier v. City of Brandon
The Supreme Court will hear whether a street preacher can challenge a city ordinance regulating demonstrations near a public amphitheater de…
Legal Cases
507 articlesShockley v. Adams
A state's refusal to allow a death row inmate's family members to serve as spiritual advisors in the execution chamber does not substantiall…
Archbishop Paul D. Etienne v. State of Washington
A state cannot enforce a mandatory reporting law that compels Catholic priests to disclose information learned during the Sacrament of Confe…
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Amish families have a constitutional right to withdraw their children from public schooling after eighth grade based on sincere religious be…
Pierce v. Society of Sisters
States cannot require all children to attend public schools; families and private institutions retain authority over education and religious…
United Methodist Rio Texas Conference v. Disaffiliating Churches
Civil courts cannot enforce internal church governance rules or interpret denominational discipline provisions as doing so would constitute…
Groff v. DeJoy
Employers cannot deny religious accommodation to workers unless it causes substantial increased costs or burdens on business operations.
Orr v. Trump
The Supreme Court granted a stay allowing enforcement of the State Department's birth-sex passport policy while the case continues in the Fi…